In 1920 Prohibition was declared and it
lasted 13 years, leaving only half the breweries willing
to invest in their operations and development. It was not until
1980 when new ales appeared in the market. These kind of beer was
not seen in the country since before alcohol prohibition time and
it helped create high quality artisan micro breweries, which
nowadays are the most successful in the market. Currently most of
the beer market is led by Anheuser Busch InBev and MillerCoors.

Brand Index You Gov made a survey about annual beer and the level
of responsiveness in the United States, and these are the
most popular beers there:
10 - Coors Light: This
mark ranked ninth among the 10 top rated beers in the United
States, it is one of the best-selling beers in 2012 in this
country.
9 - Yuenling: Yuenling
& Son was founded in 1829, it is the oldest brewery in the
U.S., producing 2.5 million barrels per year of lager.
8 - Stella Artois:
Launched in the year 1998 is one of the favorite brands of
Anheuser Bush Inbev. This Belgian beer is preferred in more than
80 countries
7 - Guinness: it got the
No. 6 in 2012 but now it is far behind, this Irish beer sold 167
million each year and is manufactured in 60 countries
worldwide.
6 - Heineken:
The position held last year by Guinness is taken by this Dutch
lager brand, which has grown positively in advertising and sales
within the United States.
5 - Corona: It is the
best-selling imported beer in the U.S., recently the Department
of Justice United States opposed the union of AB-Inbev and
Mexican brewery produces Corona, arguing that effected the merger
would control 46 % of beer sales in the country.
4 - Bud Light: This beer
brand is the most sold in the United States with a record of 269
million cases in 2012, but on the year 2013 it has dropped in the
ranking.
3 - Dos Equis: This
brand was acquired by Heineken in 2010 and it is one of the best
advertised brands and so it has managed to steal the Bud Light
made this year.
2 - Budweiser:
A major beer brand positioned in the second place in 2012. It is
part of AB-InBev and was sued for allegedly diluting their beer,
to which the control group responded with jokes and reassured
consumers.
1 -
Samuel Adams: This beer is owned by the Boston Beer
Company, established in 1984 with a homemade recipe and named
Samuel Adams Boston Lager, it has reached the top spot and
is the largest American brewer.